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Dominique Follacci
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1879-05-18)18 May 1879
Annaba, Algeria
Sport
SportGymnastics

Dominique Follacci (born 18 May 1879, date of death unknown) was a French gymnast. He competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Life and career

His father, worked as a station master and his mother was originally from Ajaccio. Follaci was very interested in sports since his childhood which led him to pursue his career in sports and gymnastics. After his multiple career accomplishments such as contracting with military engagement and becoming a general gymnastics instructor, he was awarded to become a director of the Languedocienne Gymnastics Society. He received several prizes while presenting this company in competitions like Dijon 1899, Paris 1900, Nice 1901.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominique Follacci Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "dominique-follacci, follacci,portraits;http://alger-roi.fr". alger-roi.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2019.